The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-04-09

" ah' th'tt hihb tnefc ~ minority ol
1900 for anti-prohibition
The justly celebrated and far famed
Manitoba wave, in summing up it's win.
ter's business, preparatory TO malxingits
annual report TO headquarters, found
that IL had not visited this place at all,
and realizing the fact that there was still
time 20 come and accordingly packed up
lew samples OF the latest and most APP
proved styles Of billiards. and arrived
here just the day of days we did not
want II. No sooner had the wave landed
than il began to show itself in various
ways; scattering fieecy snow in all direc-
tions, gathering itself together il would
come bowling down the street with ter
ifiic force, piling snow in deep drifts and
nearly lifting pedestrians off Of their feet
IL was wild day--the worst day exper-
fenced here this winter-and election day
too. The storm was the means Of cur
failing the vote OF Crystal Falls township
TO very marked degree. Voters resid-
ing at the various mine locations didnot
venture from their homes at all and the
vote cast was chiefly that OF the towns
people. The total numbr of ballots were
800, while no less than 700 would have
been polled had the day not been such n
disagreeable one The usual excitement
attendant upon township elections was
not visible on this occasion, there being
practically only one ticket in the field
and there would have becnn opposition
had IL not been that John Fisher and
George j. Schwartz both wanted the hon
or connected with the office Of township
treasurer, and Gilbert s. Main and Or
lando Peterson divided the vote by run
ming for the office Of overseer of road dis
trict No. 3. Otherwise the straight nom
nation ticket had no fight The several
amendments had many friends and en-
emies and much hard work was done by
both sides. The state tickets were about
equally divided and the vote for circuit
Judge gave Grant majority OF 1915.
The special township tax for the pur-
pose OF raising $4,000 for the erection
Of "A town bali went through without
single "No." Take all in all the election
Of Monday was the most subdued meet
ingof the kind ever witnessed in the busy,
busting little city Of Crystal Falls and
the cause OF which can alone be attrib-
uted TO the awful storm. Following is
the vote:
Associate justice OF the Supreme court
for the term OF eight years,
Levi r. Griffin, dem.................131
james V. Campbell, rep.............120
O'Brien j. Atkinson, labor........103
Associate justice 81 the Supreme court
for the term Of ten years,
Charles II. Camp, dem...............136
Charles d. Long, rep................124
John c. Blanchard, labor..........1OI
Regents OF the university,
Christian Vandcrveen, dem.......136
Rufus Sprnglie, dem.....................136
Charles lIebard, rep....................121
Roger w Butterman, rep.........124
William Millar, labor.................1Oll
William G.. Baumgardner, labor 1Oi
JUDICIAL.
Circuit Judge Of the twenty judicial
circuit,
Claudius u. Grant................,.....
Eli Il. Royce........................
TOWNSHIP.
Supervisor,
William Doucet........................
Township clerk,
Adolph I.ustficld.. ....................352
Township treasurer,
George j. Schwartz.
John Fisher. ............................... 76
school inspector,
William er.~.....................35S /
Highway commissioners,
Daniel Urquhart.. .......................352 /
Justice OF the peace
William McCarty. .."...".............352 /
Overseer road district No. l,
Jacob Binder. 4
Overseer road district No. 2,
Ralph Prince......................" 4
Overseer road district No. 3,
Orlando Peterson. ....................1SG /
Gilbert 5. ...........................170 (
Constables,
John Dolan........................
David Prince........................ .
Henry Delorm...................... .
Charles G. Nearing. .....................344
Special township tax Co raise $4,000
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